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WHOLE NUMBER 16,894.
RICHMOND, VA., SUNDAY, JULY 9, .1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NEW GROUPING OF
POWERSJ COI
War in Far East Will
Have This Effect. Des
chanel Says.
GERMANY WILL
SUPPORT RUSSIA
Tn New Diplomatic Alliances Fol
? lowing Declaration of Peace
France Will Probably Join
England or Germany.
Attitude of United
States.
By M. Paul Deschanel.
.President of the French Parliamentary
Committee of Foreign and Colon al Af?
fairs; President ci the Clumber of Dep?
uties. ? lm-iKO.
(Written for Potcntla. Copyright In Great
Britain and the United State.?, 1905.)
PARIS, July 8,-Germany will support
Hussla, and that for three reasons. The
first Is that she has an Interest in
maintaining Russia In the Far East In
order to have all the voice In the Near
East; the second Is "that she sees a
means of causing a breach between us
and England in 'forcing her to choose
between Anglo-Japanese alliance and the
"Entente Cordiale:" the third Is that
thus she will drlvo Fiance into collabor?
ating with her to help our allies.
Ever s.nce the conclusion of the Franco
Xtusslan alliance Germany has pursued
alternately two different policies; while
trying to draw closer to England, and to
divorce Paris and Dondon, she 'has *et
herself to unltp against England the
three Continental Powers. The former
of those two policies having miscarried
(at the end of 1800 In China and at the
beginning of 1901, and In the Venezuelan
affair), .she devoted herself to the second
(the Inauguration of the Kiel Canai, the.
treaty of Shimonoeekl, the Chlnesp ex?
pedition under the leadership of Field
Marshal Wuldersee). In Intervening in
the same sense, that we do. she will try
to restore the triple entente in 1S95.
It Is to Germany's Interest that R?e?
nla should be kept occupied In Asia.
Ttussla In the Far Ea?t means Ger?
many mistress in the Near East and
arbiter of Europe.
Germany's Power Increased.
The military disorganization of Russia,
'distinctly Increases the military power
of Germany. If Russia and England re?
main estranged the Baltic is at the
mercy of the German ?fleet. In the
Chinese sea;? the Japanese merchant
marine will prove a ruinous competitor?
to the German coasting trade, ?utd Ger?
many, which at Kiao Chad Is onlj twelve
hours at sea from the Japanes?? ar?onal
fc'aseboo, must long to keep Russia as a
buffer.
For all these reasons then, Germany,
desiring at once her friendship and her
exile, must support Russia. The Foreign
Office. In the Japanese alliance, wished
to keep the Russians In check, but far
from driving them to war, tiled to h'jld
them hack, to the point even of arous?
ing the complaints of the Japanese press,
?which saw in the aillante rather an ob?
stacle than in action against Russ a.%
After the opening of hostilities a Van?
couver newspaper expresses Its fears:
"If Japan," it said, "Is vlctoriou?, will
that be a go"d thing for British Colum?
bia, which has already so many subjects
of the Mikado; and what will'happen if
victorious Japan make pretensions to
pre-eminence in the Southern archipelago
commanding Australia? Certain conse?
quences may arise which have not been
vntlclpated by the authors of the
Ireaty."
England Begins to Reflect.
The English In India, who at first had
ecen in jnp??n nothing but a valuable ally
engage^ in* holding Russia's attention
while they did their business In Thibet,
Afghanistan and Persia, are beginning to
reflect, and I.ord Curzon rs driven to take
severe measures against the influence ex?
ercised by the Japanes* upon the Hindus.
It Is realized even In India that there Is
room in Asia for Russia, and for England
?a view that Lord Salisbury held, and
that Mr. Balfoui? and M.'Witte . hold.
Finally the mnst Important English news?
papers of Japan, the Kobe Chronicle and
the Dally Mall, have put the Japanese on
their gu.'trd against the temptation they
Incur of falling to keep their pledges,
even In what concerns the Independence
of Corea.
On the other hand, Germany aspires to
be mistress of the sea, and England can?
not surfer that loss without herself be?
ing lost. Tito naval programme, of Ger?
many, as linns been repeatedly stated
officially In the Reichstag, Is openly di?
rected ngnlnst England. The European
foe that, England has to fear Is not at
, Bt. Petersburg.
The Englishmen who direct their energy
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
LEARNING ART OF WAR.
ZTxra cffMLcmif ?u*@Liurjx&? vz&&
Among the 111 new cadets who entered the United Statee Military
Academy at West Point, in June, are two snappy-eyed little Chinese, Ting
Chia Chen and Ylng Hsing Wen. They are only eighteen years old, under?
sized, according to American standards, and handicapped by an imperfect
knowledge of English. These two Celestials bear the proud flonpr, of being
the first of their race to enter West Point. The reason for Cadets Chen
and Wen having entered the Military Academy, where Uncle Sam trains
his officers, is the hope that China may have a military head and leader
like other nations.
G????!! TALKS
His Verdict on Qbcrammerga?
Event is Not Altogether
Favorable.
PEASANTS ARE AROUSED
Much Dismayed at Production o?
Play in Other
Cities.
(Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch and
New York Herald, ?
(Copyright, by the New -York Herald Co.)
LONDON. July S??Mr. Dnnicl Froh?
man Is the first American I have seen In
London "" so far who has attended the
peasants' play at Oberammergau this
summer. His verdict Is not altogether
favorable.
Mr. and Mrs. Frohman hawj been trav?
eling In Belgium, Gerrnany ard Switzer?
land, and were In Munich two weeks.
"The play at Oberammergau," said Mr.
Frohman. "Is a combination o? the Pas?
sion play and the story of David and
Saul. It is called "The School of the
Cross." It was well rendered, but Is'
rather prosy and undramatlc, though lur
mlnous from a Biblical point of view,
and made Interesting by the introduction
of living tableaux from the well known
Passion play, which began with the entry
of Christ into Jerusalem and endiid with
the final catastrophe on the croit.
"This gave the production special Inter?
est, inasmuch as those who have not seen
the Pa-sslon play were able to get a
glimpse with the originai? ?? the cast, ? I
think this Is shrewd from the money point
of-view, as the thrifty villagers hoped to
draw money to their coffers, "rfie ten
years' interval hetween the Passion play
porformnnces being too long to wnlt.
"But, as In the case of 'Parsifal' at
Beyrouth, the Oberammorgnu folk aro
much disturbed by the fact that the Pas?
sion play Is now produced In other places
on the Continent. They nro as much dis?
mayed as Frau Wagner was as to t.ho
financial effect of this encroachment on
their right of pre-emption, still none can
render the great work so offootlyely as
these peasant folk, who aro not the hum?
ble Impersonators the outo:? world thinks
them, but Intelligent, unsophisticated,
devout people, and living slmplo lives,
l?\jt; withal, prosperous.
"These performances continuo till Sop.
tomber, twice a week, nnd will doubtless
divide Interest In that part of the world
with the annual Wagner cycles In oppo?
sition to Beyrouth. Still, when I saw the
performances there were many empty
seats."
Mr. and Mrs, Frohman sailed to-day on
tho Philadelphia,.
Many Residences, Blown Away
in Provinces, But Nobody
? Was Killed.
BAD WEATHER IN PARIS
Rush of Americans, to Capital',
However, Continues to Be
Enormous.
(Special Cable to The Timee-Dlspatch and
New York Herald.)
(Copyright, by the New York Herald Co.)
PARIS, July 8.?Stormy weather hie
-been experienced In Paris this week, and
though the great event, the international
cup race, was not influenced by meteoro?
logical conditions, their effect has been
generally unfavorable to sporting and so?
ciety reunions,
Sunday, It is true, was wonderfully
bright, and people were able to sport
their summer finery with safety. The
following day was extremely-' hot, and
somewhat cloudy. The same conditions
obtained Tuesday, until evening, when a
storm with heavy rain burst over the
city. Wednesday w-as extremely gloomy,
the afternoon being showery, while a
drenching rain fell In the evening, ac?
companied by a rapid fall in the tempera?
ture.? ' .
These vagaries of the weather affected
the dog show, held at the fashionable
club in the Bois, adversely, for many of
the fair exhibitors sacrificed their chances
in their various sets rather than risk
their tolllettes. A dull and cool morning
on Thursday was followed- by a bright
afternoon, admirably suited for the cer
mony accompanying the translation of
the body of the American naval hero,
Paul Jones, which, on leaving the
church was greeted with a brilliant
burst of sunshine. Light showers later
In the evening proved, however, that
conditions were still stormy and unset?
tled. '
Damage From Storms.
In the provinces much damage was
caused by storms. Sixty houses wore
swept away by a tornado' at Cernay and
the grain crops m the Department Du
Nord'suffered considerably. In every di?
rection trees were uprooted. Near St.
Malxent, whero the barracks, college,
cJiiurch and railway station were struck
by lightning, troops wore requisitioned to
clear tho roads of branches and tree
trunks.
Tho tramcar service was stopped at
Lyons by rain and hall. Railway com?
munication was. much hindered all, over
France. There hue been no loss of Ufo
reported.
In spite of the unsettled weather res?
taurants in the Bols and Champs Elysees
have been crowded and Americane have
(Continued on Seventh Pago.)
CHICKED EATERS
Big
Food Scare Sends
London Into a Panic
of Fright.
PHYSICIANS SAY
DANGER IS GREAT
Public Feeling Awakened to
What May Have Been Cause
of Case of Tuberculosis.
Commission-Will Make
a Thorough In
, vcstigation.
(Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch and
New York Herald.)
(Copyright, by the Now York Herald Co.)
LONDON, July 8.?There seems to be
no end to the scares raised In London
about poisonous matter of some sort or
other lurking ln delicacies of the table.
Last year It was the oyster which was
condemned by reason of numerous foul
beds upon which they were kept.
Now even a more necessary urtlcle ot
diet has been condemned for something
worse than the trouble for which the oys?
ter was driven from the dinner table.
Thirty per cent, of the poultry reared
in this country and subsequently served
up at table, have suffered from some form
or other of tuberculosis. Tins is lilt
startling ?tatement made by a poultry
.expert when asked his opinion regarding
)the report that the Royal Commission
'now considering the whole subject of
tuberculosis was about to consider the
question of tuberculosis in poultry.
It is not a new, suggestion by any
means. It has been dwelt upon before at
meetings of the medical faculty, but it Is
only now that a commission is about
to take the matter Into serious con?
sideration that public feeling has been
awakened to what may have been the
cause of many cases of consumption.
The authority quoted above offers the
comforting Information to lovers of poul?
try that such diseases as roup, wet roup,
swelled head, dropsy of the wattles,
gapes, liver disease and pip, all of which
are the bane of the poultry farmer, ari
mere'ly different forms of tuberculosis,
and "there arc districts In England,"
says an official of the National Pouljry
Organization society, "wh.pre.lt is Im?
possible to carry on poultry farming,
owing to the presence of the germs of
tuberculosis in the ?Oil. t have frequently
seen in the best poultry stores and in
restaurant windows skinny birds which
to the expert, eye obviously havo had
tuberculosis.
''Personally I consider there Is great
danger to the public health In thousands
of yards where poultry is reared under
the most filthy conditions, and birds from
most of these find their -way to the Lon?
don market."
BERNHARDT WINS SL|!T
OVER HAT QUESTION
(Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch and
New York Herald.)
(Copyright, by the New York Herald Co.)
PARIS, July ?.?Mme. Sarah Bernhardt
was victorious this week in a suit arising
from the eternal theatre hat question] She
was sued for the price of two seats,! plus
lOOf. damages, by an indignant theatre?
goer, whose view of the stage was com?
pletely obstructed by a monumental spec?
imen of the milliner's art, which a fair
wearer refused to remove.
The Judge non-stilted the plaintiff, de?
claring Parisians should know that such
annoyances nre to be expected In Paris
theatres, where hats are not prohibited.
BERLIN SPECIALIST CAN
MAKE RED NOSES WHITE
(Special Cablo to The Times-Dispatch and
New York Herald.)
(Copyright, by the New York Herald Co.)
BERLIN, July 8.?Professor Lassar, a
famous Berlin skin speclallst, has found
means to render red noses to their nor?
mal color and uses. An Instrument,
shaped like a large tooth brush, with
forty platinum wires instead of bristles
is used, nnd this is connected with an
electrical machine. The treatment con?
sists ot hammering the lurid nose till
It bleeds, when the treatment Is stopped
for a day. Two hammerings a week
for some months suffice to eliminate the
excosslvo redness.
Miss Grout to Wed.
Bpoclnl Cablo to The Times-Dispatch and
New York Herald.)
(Copyright, by the New York Hernld Co.)
MALTA, July 8.?Announcement of tho
approaching marriage of Miss Adelaide
Monroo Grout, tho only American girl
resident in Malta, to Lieutenant Smljh
Wright of the British navy, has caused
general pleasure hero. Miss Grout is tho
daughter of the American consul and has
many friends here. The man Iago will
probably take placo In England,
MISS LULA PFIZER TO WED.
Miss Lulu Pfizer, the beautiful daughter of Charles Pfizer, of New York,
has announced to her intimate friends her engagement to Captain Holland,,
aide-de-camp to. the Duke of Connaught. The marriage will take place
in October, and the couple for a time will take up their residence at Malta,
where the Captain will be stationed. Later a London house is contem?
plated, when, the couple expects the full enjoyment of the fashidiable life
in London society, in which Miss Pfizer is quite a favorite.
AUTOMOBILE "PROS"
WflXINE VERY1WROJH
Furious That House of Lords
Failed to Rescind "Out?
rageous" Order.
(Special . Cable . to Tho Times-Dispntcli and
'Now York Herald.)
(Copyright, by tho New York Herald Co'.)
LONDON, July 8.?The? temperature Is
rising, not meteorologically merely, but
in the autom?bile world, as well.
The' racing for the International Cup,
while discussed ? with ? Interest, did not
create much excitement here, for the
reason that it was, never anticipated as it
turned out?that the English competl'tors
had a chance.
The excitement, which is Increasing, is
quite In another direction, and the "pros"
and "antis" of automobilism are waxing
very wroth against each other.
The "pros" were confident that what
they termed th? senseless and outrageous
order excluding the electric, as ; well as
the petrol driven automobile from Hyde
Park during the afternoon parades would
on representation to the House of Cords
be rescinded. Now they are furious that
it Is not.
It was Lord Rosslyn who championed
the causo of the pro-automobilists in (G??
Lords, as far as electric broughams were ?
concerned, but Lord WlndSor, the first
Commissioner of Works, was adamant in
refusing to Bee a difference between tho
silent, non-smelling electric ?and other
automobiles complained of chiefly for
their smell, and so the antl-automoblllsts
were delighted, and are manifesting their
delight to such a degree through the
medium of the press that the "pros" are
naturally all the more exnsporated at the
check that has been put upon automobil?
ism in Hyde Park.
BIG FRENCH LOTTERY
HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED
(Special Cablo to Tho Timee-Dlspatch and*
New York Hernld.)
(Copyright, by the New York Herald Co.)
PARIS, July 8.?The biggest lottory In
Franco for many year? has Just been au?
thorized and subscribed to. Tho numbej?
of tickets is one and a half million, cost?
ing 20f each. Thorn will bo over two hun?
dred thousand prizes, three of 3,000,000f.,
one of 500,000f. and several of L'OO.OOOf.,
lOO.OOOf. and d?,????.
Tho total prizes are over 15,00O,000f.
($3.000.000). The profits will bo distributed
io tho charitable associations of tho presf
In F.iiie of the departments, ?
SWEDES THOUGHT TYLER
COUSIN ?F PRESIDENT
Liebler Manager Received at
Every Village With Addresses
By Mayors.
(Special . Cablo to The Times-Dispatch and
New York Herald.)
(Copyright, by the New York Herald Co.)
PARIS, July 8.-Mr. J. C. Tyler, man?
ager of the Liebler Theatrical-Company,
has Just returned to Paris after a twenty
thousand kilometre automobile tour ex?
tending over Franco, Italy, Switzerland,
Germany, Denmark, Norway and Eng?
land.
He was the first automobilist to cross
Norway, from Chriskans to Christiania,
passing many districts where tho natives
had never seen an automobile.' Women
fell on their knees to pray as the machino
passed, looking on tho monster as a vis?
itation of heaven.
The report spread that he was a cousin
of Pr?sident Roosevelt, and ho was re?
ceived, in consequence with high honors.
At every village addresses were read to
him by the mayors, his approaching ai
rlval (being nnriounced by telcphono from
village to village.
His ontry Into Berlin was marked by a
peculiar Incident. Thirty miles befora
reaching tho c)ty ho came up wfth a big
red automobile, which, after an exciting
race, he overtook near the gates, whfl.i
he found he had been racing with the
Kaiser's automobile. Mr. Tyler leaves
for America July 13th.
HOW COUNT GOT OUT
OF PAYING BIG BILL
(Special Cablo to Tho Tlmes-Wlspateh and
New York Herald.)
(Copyright, by tho New York Herald Co.)
PAlltj, July S.-<;omte Maurice do
Castries has Just utilized In a novel man?
ner a provision of French law, which ex?
empts recognized spendthrifts from lia?
bility to pay their debts unless their legal
guardiane approvo tho expenditures.
The owner'.of an automobile garage pro
sunted a bill' for JUOOf. (*2S0), which he
considerad excessive Whon tho creditor
brought suit, tho count's lawyer nrguod
that tho automobllo was not a necessity
and tho count's guardian was, therefore,
justified In refusing to pay tho bill.
Unablo or unwilling to settle tho point,
the Judge persuaded tho parties to com?
promise for 700f. (|140).
LQNOONWEEKWAS
GROWPEDTO FULL
Americans Very Busy At?
tending the Races and
Big Social Events,
SEASON IN STEADY
SWING AT RESORTS
Predominance of Automobiling
As Means of Traveling One
of Most Notablo Features o?
Present Year ? Lucerne,
Carlsbad and Inter- '
laken Crowded.
(Special Cablo to Tho Times-Dispatch and
New York HoraJd.)
(Copyrlcht, by the New York Herald Co.)
LONDON, July 8.?From tho American
standpoint, this has been the busiest-week
of the season In London, notwithstand?
ing tho fact that the Fourth* of July
celebration was postponed till to-day on
account of the death of Mr. John Hay.
There' has been rowing at Henley, ten?
nis at Wimbledon, shooting competitions
at Blsley, all of which wore interesting
to trans-Atlantic visitors, because of the
Americans entered In each.
Besides these hits been the July meet?
ing at Nowmarket and many dinners,
receptions and dances In the 'capital.
As for the American who comes here
to see the sights, ho has had tho moat
favorable conditions.
The weather on the whole has been
fine, with plenty of sunshine, and Amer
leans seemed to me to bo more in evi?
donee "this week Uian has. ever been
known.
The hotels, large and small, all ' re?
main crowded to tho fullest capacity,
though there has been quite a change
of faces since last week.
? Mrs?. G. Von Lengark Meyer, wife ot
the American ambassador at St. Poters-?
burg, arrived on Thursday at Clarldges
from the Russian capital, accompanied
by tho Misses Meyer and lier son. Their
departure from St. Petersburg was due
to the intensely hot weather prevailing
there. .
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have ar?
rived at Clarldges from Parisi '
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phlpps have left
In an automobile for their Scottish resi?
dence, Beaufort Castle.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Gant, of New
York, who have been touring In an auto-,
mobile in northern England, have arrived
at Clarldges.
Mr. and .Mrs. W. B. Leeds, who arrived
from Paris early in the week by ..auto?
mobile, sailed on the Deutschland.
Mr. and ???.?. James Brown Potter ar?
rived at Clarldges from Paris. v'
Mr. and Mrs. Hart MoK?e, of Now
York, who have been abroad a long time,
have arrived at Clarldges from France,
Una G undorstand are sailing next week..
Mrs. George Pullman and Mtss Taylor
loft for Scotland yesterday in Mrs.
Pullman's autom?bile, on which the re?
pairs are Just finished, after the recent?
accident.
Captain and Mrs. H. C. Duval, Olivo? L,?
arid Miss Julia Duval, of New York,'
who arrived on the Kroonland, will make
several weeks" slay in England before,
going to the Continent.
Mrs. Charles T, Barney, with , her.
daughter, Miss Katherine, and son, have?;
sailed on tho Cedric: Mrs. Barney and,
her son came to London on Monday from/
Paris, whore she has been vUltlng her
son, James, who Is a student at the
Beauz Arts. Miss Barney, who has been'
In London for several weeks, was re-;
contly the guest of Miss Jean JReld at
tho American embassy.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Stern and family,'who
recently returned from Scotland, haw loft
for Bad Nauheim.
Mr. and Mrs. John Watorbury and
Miss Waterbury, of New York, have left
for Paris, whence they will go to Bad
Nauheim.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard K. Burras, of?
New Yoik, have1 left for Paris In an
automobile
Mr. Richard Croker, Jr., who was at the
Carlton In tho oarly part of the week,
having corno over from Dublin, has left
lor tho Continent.
Mr. Warren Whitney and Miss Whit?
ney, of New York, have left for Paris
in an automobile for a tour In France,
?Mrs. John Wanamaker, Mr. Thomas B.
Wanamaker, and Mr .and Mrs* H. J.
McLeod, havo left for Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Downo and Mrs, A,
K. Carter, of Now York, who havo been
ten days at the Carlton, havo left la
an automobile for trip In tho North.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Roosevelt and
Mr. and ???. Wnltor Kobbo have arrived
at the Carlton from Paris.
Suiting to-day on tho Philadelphia, of
tho American lino, wore Mr. Atherton
BllKht and Miss Evelyn Blight, Mr. and
Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting. Mr. and Mrs.
W. Bayard Cutting, Jr? Miss Iris Cutting
and Mr, and Mrs. T. Do Witt Cuyler.
PARIS.
(Special Cable to The Tlinos-Dlspatch and
New York Herald.)
(Copyright, by the New Yjrk Herald Co.)
PARIS, July 8?Departures of Ameri?
EVENTS OF THE WEEK FROM THE CARTOONIST'S POINT OF VIEW.